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Death of Saint Aemilianus

Spanish (Logroño province, San Millán de la Cogolla)
Medieval (Romanesque)
about 1070
Object Place: San Millán de la Cogolla, Logroño, Spain

Medium/Technique Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 17.3 x 6.6 x 1.1 cm (6 13/16 x 2 5/8 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Anna Mitchell Richards Fund
Accession Number36.626
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionHalf of a plaque depicting "Death of St. Aemilianus". Within inscribed arch upright figure & recumbent (headless) figure in bed. Above arch winged angel holds small nude figure. Inscription on frame. Left half in National Museum in Florence.
ProvenanceChurch of San Millan de la Cogolla, Spain. 1936, Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; 1936, sold by Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co. to the MFA for $9000. (Accession Date: November 5, 1936)